Thursday, January 4, 2018

More Creative Jumpstart

Today's Creative Jumpstart workshop was from Carolyn Dube. She suggested, among other things, that we use something from the garbage in our project. My first reaction was, "I have so many wonderful supplies. I don't want to use garbage!" Then I spotted my envelope collection (we pay most bills on-line, so the blank envelopes they give us to mail in go unused). Then I looked up and noticed my coffee can collection, and my gelato container collection, and I thought about that cabinet over the pantry where, if you open it too quickly, the oatmeal containers will fall out on your head and go rolling down the hall. I did use the envelope, but took pictures of the rest of it.

Toss or keep? KEEP!

I made the envelope into a pocket.

And here's my hand, in case you think I neglected to use a medium that was not completely under my control. The acrylic ink I used for the background got on me. And my desk. And my pant leg. And a drawing on another page (wiped it off).

It was beyond Oops. It was Uh-oh: Unexpected Havoc Overtakes House. Thanks for looking.

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Florence Turnour is a mathematics professor, a mother of two, and a bead artist. In 2007, Florence and fellow mathematics education professor Gwen Fisher opened the business beAd Infinitum, through which they sell patterns and kits for beaded beads and other off-loom bead weaving. Since before she had children, Florence read, pored over and adored picture books. In 2014, the idea that she might contribute to this amazing literary form has crept into her mind. She is currently doing everything she can do to learn what's going on in the world of picture books, from what the authors and artists are talking about to how they accomplish the magic they create with their books. She loves sharing this new obsession with her kids, who never fail to have an opinion on all fronts.